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Joseph Henry Shields 1854–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1854

Birth Location: Harrison, Indiana

Death Date: 16 Feb 1885

Death Location: Decatur County, Iowa, USA

Father: Robert Shields

Mother: Lavina Smith

Spouse(s): Ella E.

Children(s):

Joseph Henry Shields was born in 1854 in Harrison, Indiana, the child of Robert Shields And Lavina Smith. In 1860, Joseph Henry Shields resided in Isabel, Fulton, Illinois. Joseph Henry Shields married Ella E. Joseph Henry Shields passed away in 1885 in Decatur County, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Henry Shields was born in 1854 in Harrison, Indiana, the child of Robert Shields And Lavina Smith.
  • In 1860, Joseph Henry Shields resided in Isabel, Fulton, Illinois.
  • Joseph Henry Shields married Ella E.
  • Joseph Henry Shields passed away in 1885 in Decatur County, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Shields's Ancestors

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Joseph Shields
1854–1885
Birth Place: Harrison, Indiana
Parents
Robert Shields
1809–1885
Near Knoxville Tennesse
Lavina Smith
1818–1908
Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin Shields
1775–1819
Augusta Co. Virginia
Mary (Elizabeth) Veatch
1783–1839
Sevier Co,Tennesse
Great-Grandparents
Robert Shields
1749–1802
Nancy Stockton
1745–1808
Nathan Veatch
1752–1829
Elizabeth Craig
1756–1833
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Shields
1709–1772
Margaret Perry
1710–1760
Richard Stockton
1710–1775
Agnes Anthony
1710–1783
James Veatch
1725–1780
Eleanor Raymer
1728–1792

Joseph Shields's Timeline

5 Records

1852
1852
Birth of Joseph Henry Shields in Illinois
Illinois
1854
ABT 1854
Birth of Joseph Henry Shields in Harrison, Indiana
Harrison, Indiana
1860
1860
Age 6
Joseph Henry Shields resided here in Isabel, Fulton, Illinois
Isabel, Fulton, Illinois
1880
1880
Age 26
Joseph Henry Shields resided here in Grand River, Decatur, Iowa, United States
Grand River, Decatur, Iowa, United States
1885
16 Feb 1885
Age 31
Death of Joseph Henry Shields in Decatur County, Iowa, USA
Decatur County, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1852
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Grand River, Decatur, Iowa; Roll: T9_336; Family History Film: 1254336; Page: 211.4000; Enumeration District: 57; Image: 0204.
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Isabel, Fulton, Illinois; Roll: M653_179; Page: 112; Image: 113.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1854
    Event Place: Harrison, Indiana

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Isabel, Fulton, Illinois
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Isabel, Fulton, Illinois; Roll: M653_179; Page: 112; Image: 113.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Grand River, Decatur, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Grand River, Decatur, Iowa; Roll: T9_336; Family History Film: 1254336; Page: 211.4000; Enumeration District: 57; Image: 0204.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1885
    Event Place: Decatur County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Find A Grave, Find A Grave Memorial# 6497225

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